Bottle.



' 0. 0. KOLSTAD.

BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6. 1916.

Tl ,QU6B35. Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

muanto z earner onrrxon OLE O. KOLSTAD, 0F DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

BOTTLE.

Application filed February 16, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLE O. KoLs'rAn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottles especially adapted to be used for containing poisons and similar dangerous fluids and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a bottle having a cork located interiorly of the neck thereof, with means for forcing the cork into the neck when the bottle is turned to an inverted position thereby preventing the flow of liquid from the bottle.

\Vith this object in View the bottle includes a body having a neck integrally joined therewith, the said neck at a point between its ends being swelled laterally, there being provided at the inner end of the neck a seat upon which a ball normally rests when the bottle is in upright position. A cork is located in the swelled portion of the neck between the said ball and the outlet end of the neck. Consequently when the bottle is turned to an inverted position the ball holds against the cork and forces the same into the neck whereby the flow of liquid from the bottle is prevented. In

order to pour the liquid from the bottle it is necessary to insert an implement in the neck whereby the cork is displaced from its position at the outlet portion of the neck and the liquid may flow from the bottle. By this provision it is co1nparatively safe to use the bottle as a poison container for the reason that in order to pour the liquid from the bottle it is necessary to use an implement to unseat the cork from the inner portion of the neck. Therefore, persons who are unfamiliar with the openation of the bottle cannot get at the contents and especially as this is the case where the bottle is exposed to the use of children who might without the provision hereinbefore described pour and consume the contents of the bottle with disastrous effects.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the bottle. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the bottle Specification of Letters Patent.

retested Nov. as, 1916.

Serial No. 78,746.

in an inverted position. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view cut on the line a-c of Fig. 1.

The bottle includes a body 1 which may be of any shape or design and a neck 2 is integrally joined therewith in the usual manner. The neck 2 is provided at its point of juncture with the body 1 with a seat The neck 2 between its ends is swelled laterally as at l. The outlet end of the neck 2 is constructed as at 5. A ball 6 of glass or other suitable material is located in the swelled portion 1 of the neck and when the bottle is in upright position the said ball rests upon the seat 3 and closes the outlet of the body 1 and protects the contents thereof against the evaporation, dust, etc. A cork 7 of cork bark, wood or other material is also located in the swelled portion 4 of the neck 2 and is between the ball 6 and the constricted portion 5 of the said neck.

If desired the cork 7 may be in the form of a hollow rubber body and in fact the material of which the said cork is composed is immaterial. VVhen the bottle is in an up right position as hereinbefore stated, the ball 6 rests upon the seat 3 while the cork 7 is in the swelled portion of the neck above the ball. When the bottle is turned to an inverted position to pour the contents thereof the ball 6 moves away from the seat and comes in contact with the inner end of the cork 7 and forces the same into the constricted outlet 5 of the neck 2. Thus the passage way of the liquid from the body 1 through the neck 2 is interrupted and in order to secure a flow of the liquid from the neck 2 it is necessary to insert a needle or other long narrow implement into the outlet end of the neck and push the cork 7 away from the inner end of the constricted portion 5 of the said neck. hen this is done the liquid may flow by the ball and the cork and out at the delivery end of the neck 2. By such an arrangement it is impossible for a person who is unable to read a label or who is unfamiliar with the operation of the bottle to pour the contents there- 7 from. In view of the fact that it is necessary to insert an implement into the bottle neck to move the cork from the constricted end to secure the fio-w of the liquid, hence, the bottle may be safely kept on a shelf with other bottles, and in event that the bottle should fall in the hands of children, they cannot gain access to the contents for the reason that they Would be unfamiliar with the manner of removing the cork from the outlet end of the neck.

When a suitable amount of the liquid has been poured from the bottle by one familiar with the operation and the bottle is returned to an upright position the ball 6 by gravity engages the seat 3 and seals the body 1 thereby protecting its contents against evaporation and the entrance of dust or other foreign substance into the body through the neck.

From the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that a. bottle of simple structural arrangement is provided and that the sam effectually protects its contents While not in use and the contents are prevented from being poured from the same by persons unfamiliar with the operation of the elements of the structure.

Having described the invention what is swelled portion of the neck and adapted to liifengage the constricted end thereof when the bottle is turned to an inverted position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLE O. KOLSTAD.

Witnesses LE0 A. BALL, F. M. McKAY.

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